Proof!

At Skylar's soccer game the other day, she scored her first goal! It was so unexpected, that I didn't even think to try to capture it on film, but I did get a few photos of her. This is her sitting on the team blanket. The boys in front were really excited to get their picture taken!

When it was her turn to play, Sophia and her started out by holding hands again, but with just a little direction, they were both off trying to kick the ball!

Here's Skylar getting ready to kick it off. She then followed the kick by chasing after the ball!

Look at my girl go! She did great, even after the taller dark-haired boy pushed her down once to get the ball. Yes, yes he is on her team. Sigh. They are so young to start that.

She was so proud of herself too!

Easter

Ken's grandparents, brother and sister-in-law came up for the Easter weekend and the kids were so excited. They love to spend time with all of them.

They got to shoot a BB gun with Dad and Bill:

Ken got his first gun when he was three, so I guess we are a little behind. Going to be even further behind…

They got to eat popsicles (their new favorite obsession) on the deck:

And the adults got to spend some quality time with floppy head. I mean Wes.

They got to "fish" in the lake. Grey's idea of fishing involves throwing lots of corn into the lake. Skylar likes to look for worms and reel in the fish after Papa catches them.

And they got to see the horses and pony.

It was a great weekend!

Easter fun

This year, Aaron's mom and I were in charge of the Easter party at Skylar's school. She took care of most of the food and I did Easter egg rice krispy treats with little m&m's hidden inside and handprint lambs for a craft. The kids liked their "surprise" inside the rice krispy eggs. Afterwards the kids did a little Easter egg hunt. So cute!

On Saturday, we went to my granny's church where they played games and had an Easter egg hunt. Grey got to go out first since he was younger, but he only got to the first little section before he bigger kids started out (1-4 range). Needless to say, he only got three eggs! Skylar did a little better with 7 eggs and they both were proud of themselves.

A few random pics

Everyday after tubby-time, the kids like to run around in the towels to air dry. They run the length of the upstairs yelling in their best superhero voices with their "capes" on their heads. Part of the ritual includes running into the baby's room to check him out in the crib. And of course that leads to trying to climb into the crib with him. Which leads to swinging from the front of the crib while yelling, "hi baby Ves!"

Baby "ves" has dark blue eyes now… wonder what they will be later? "Ves" also has really sensitive skin apparently and breaks out like crazy when subjected to temps above 72.

Skylar and Grey both adore Wes and spend a lot of time during the day giving him kisses all over his face (might also be another culprit of his breakouts). Wes is okay with all this lovin' to a certain degree before he begins to yell at them.

It's almost like a challenge to each other- if one of them gives him a kiss, the other must immediately do the same or they lose that round. I think Wes prefers Skylar's kisses because Grey tends to use Wes' belly as prop when he goes in for the kiss (always on the lips) and Wes does not enjoy all that extra weight on his midsection.

My bubbles!

Anyone else ever reminded of the little crab thingy in Finding Nemo that was obsessed with bubbbles anytime you hear the word?

Well, these kiddos (mainly Grey) are also obsessed with bubbles. Really, really obsessed. We might start thinking about therapy if it doesn't get any better.

Or invest in bubble stuff.

I'm not totally sure what is going on in this picture, but thought it was funny. And good for blackmail one day!

And this one? Is he blowing a bubble towards himself??

And here is his interpretation of bubble blowing…

Don't you just love his sweet little posture here?

While Grey is the ultimate bubble blower, Skylar is the queen of bubble popping!

OMGeesh

Wowza, I was huge.

Note to self: Look back at these pics next time you miss being pregnant; want a newborn; etc.

Spring-ness

Spring-time means it is once again time for soccer! And no, I am not coaching this year. Skylar was a little upset when she learned that I wasn't coaching, but I'm pretty certain she was more upset about having to turn the bag of balls with a certain pink soccer ball in to the new coach.

She has done a pretty good job during practices, but other then getting on the field her first game to run hand-in-hand with her soccer BFF, she has yet to participate in any of her games…

Meanwhile, here is what the rest of us do:

Ken and Grey climb trees!

And Baby Wes sleeps.

Skylar frequently runs over to give Baby Wes kisses, hugs and handshakes. She wants to make sure that he is watching her...

I actually love this age in sports. I love how it takes all of the dads to corral the kiddos for practice! Makes you respect those Kindergarten teachers a bit more!

During the last game, Skylar said her ear was hurting (turns out she did have a major ear infection) and refused to play. She was in the game for about 5 minutes as long as I was holding her hand before she wanted to get out.

So instead, Skylar and her BFF chased each other around with the ball the rest of the game. At one point they even ran across the game field with their ball, playing.

If anyone has any ideas on how to get your child to play in the game… I'm all ears!